UK Wildlife thrives in a native environment, these trees are our top 10. 

Common Alder

Common Beech

English Oak

Hawthorn

Hazel

Holly

Rowan

Common Silver Birch

Small Leaved Lime

Willow

British Native Trees - Top 10 for Nature

Apple Tree

Blackthorn

Common Elder

Crab Apple

Goat Willow

Hornbeam

Horse Chestnut

Saucer magnolia

Peach

Snowy Mespilus

Wild Cherry

Flowering Spring Trees

Not sure which type of hedge to grow, these can all provide additional interest. 

Brachyglottis 'Sunshine'

Cherry Laurel 'Otto Luyken'

English Yew

Escallonia 'Peach Blossom'

Golden Privet

New Zealand Broadleaf 'Variegata'

Guelder Rose

Herringbone Cotoneaster

Laurustinus

Leyland Cypress

Photinia 'Red Robin'

Ramanas Rose

Shrubby Honeysuckle

Smooth Serviceberry 'Snowflakes'

Spindle 'Emerald 'N' Gold'

Hedge Plants – Top 20

Field Maple

Common Columbine

Ballota

Traveller's Joy

Common Dogwood

Broom

Foxglove

Spindle

Lesser Celandine

Wild Strawberry 'Tiobelle'

Alder Buckthorn

Sweet Woodruff

Herb Robert

Wood Avens

Common Ivy

Stinking Hellebore

English Bluebell

Orpine

White Deadnettle

Common Privet

Honeysuckle

Common Mallow

Wood Forget-Me-Not

Primrose

Bird Cherry

Purging Buckthorn

Dog Rose

Blackberry

Black Snakeroot

Red Campion

Alexanders

Whitebeam

Betony

Comfrey

Wayfaring Tree

Common Vetch

Hedges, Woodland Edges and Shrub Borders

Learn about the trees native to the UK and the critical role trees play in securing the future of our planet.

Aspen

Bay Willow

Black Poplar

Common Lime

Downy Birch

Holm Oak

Juniper

Large-Leaved Lime

Midland Hawthorn

Scots Pine

Sessile Oak

Rock Whitebeam

Wild Service Tree

Wych Elm

Native British Trees

Native spring flowering plants that provide the best habitat, shelter and food for pollinators. 

Ajuga 'Burgundy Glow'

Marsh Marigold

Wood Spurge

Water Avens

Redcurrant

Pollinator Friendly Plants for Spring

Native summer flowering plants that provide the best habitat, shelter and food for pollinators. 

Thrift

Lesser Calamint

Heather

Common Teasel

Viper's Bugloss

Hemp Agrimony

Fennel

Meadow Cranesbill

Glebionis

Hogweed

Field Scabious

Ox-Eye Daisy

Ragged Robin

Purple Loosestrife

Musk Mallow

Water Mint

Oregano

Common Poppy

Bistort

Jacob's Ladder

Pollinator Friendly Plants for Summer

The best trees to provide habitat, shelter and food for bees and other pollinating insects. 

Norway Maple

Sycamore

Sugar Maple

Judas Tree

Medlar

Cherry

Common Pear

Indian Horse Chestnut

Indian Bean Tree

Golden Rain Tree

False Acacia

Tetradium

Lime

Kilarney Strawberry Tree

Trees for Bees

Crataegus monogyna 4

Crataegus monogyna, Ports Down

Crataegus monogyna 1

Crataegus monogyna, eenstijlige meidoorn (3)

0 Crataegus monogyna - Havré 1

Crataegus monogyna

Aphididae

Aphids

Eriophyes spp.

Gall Mites

Leaf Spot

Erwinia amylovora

Fireblight

Seed

Suckers

Grafting

RHS hardiness

Attracts butterflies

Attracts bees

Attracts useful insects

Attractive flowers

Hedge plant

Toxic parts